Henry 的宠物狗很喜欢在家里到处乱便便，而且讲都讲不听，他觉得困扰极了……
Henry: My dog has started pooping on the sofa. He started about two weeks ago and it is driving me crazy!
Henry：我的狗两个礼拜前开始大便在我的沙发上，我真是要疯了。
Bob: That sounds abnormal. have you house trained him?
Bob：听起来很不寻常。你试过训练它家规吗？
Henry: I’ve tried but nothing seems to work.
Henry：当然，但都没效。
Bob: Have you considered a pet whisperer? Maybe there’s a psychological reason behind your dog’s behavior.
Bob：你考虑过找宠物沟通师吗？或许它的行为是出于什么心理原因。
Henry: A pet whisperer? Like telepathy?
Henry：什么是宠物沟通师？是通灵吗？
Bob: Not exactly. Animals transmit signals that are hard for people to read instinctively.
Bob：不完全是。动物会传送出一种人难以解读的频率讯号。
Henry: And pet whisperers are people who can understand and interpret these signals?
Henry：而宠物沟通师就是那些可以读取这些讯号的人？
Bob: Correct. Pet whisperers use their instinct to pick up on animals’ signals and read them. this means they are able to understand animals’ thoughts and feelings.
Bob：没错，宠物沟通师运用他们的直觉接收动物的讯号并解读，所以他们能够了解动物的思想和感觉。
宠物沟通听起来太神奇了！我们先来学学「通灵、宠物沟通师」的英文怎么说吧！
Table of Contents
pet whisperer (n.) 宠物沟通师
telepathy (n.) 通灵
instinct (n.) 直觉
modify (v.) 矫正
medium (n.) 媒介
interpreter (n.) 口译员
pet whisperer (n.) 宠物沟通师
whisper 为动词，意思是「轻声细语」，whisperer 则是名词，直翻是「轻声细语的人」。 pet whisperer 则是指「宠物沟通师」。比较广义的说法其实是 animal whisperer (动物沟通师)。
Tommy wants to become a pet whisperer so he can communicate with his cat.
Tommy 希望可以成为一位宠物沟通师，这样就可以和他的猫沟通。
telepathy (n.) 通灵
telepathy 意指「通灵；心电感应」，这个词由 tele- (远处的) 加上 pathy (感觉；情感；感受) 所组成，直翻就是「远处的感受」，也就是「通灵；心电感应」。
Tommy has the gift of telepathy.
Tommy 有通灵的天赋。
补充：名词 psychic，意思是「通灵者」。
Sally asked a psychic to help her get in touch with her deceased father.
Sally 请一位通灵者帮助她和逝去的父亲联系。
instinct (n.) 直觉
instinct 意指「直觉；本能」。
Dogs have the instinct to sniff each other’s butts.
狗有闻彼此屁股的本能。
I went with my instinct and decided to follow the original path.
我跟随我的直觉，然后决定走原本的路。
所以宠物沟通师能够帮助矫正 Henry 的狗狗随地大小便的行为吗？我们继续看下去！
Henry: That sounds so cool!
Henry：听起来超酷！
Bob: Yeah. In fact, anyone can be a pet whisperer. It’s just that we depend so much on human language that we have forgotten our ability to communicate with animals. After all, humans are animals as well.
Bob：对呀。事实上我们所有人都能够成为宠物沟通师，只是我们太过依赖语言，都已经忘了和动物沟通的能力。说起来人类也是动物的一种。
Henry: I see. But can a pet whisperer modify my dog’s behavior?
Henry：了解，但是宠物沟通师可以帮助我的狗矫正行为吗？
Bob: A pet whisperer is just like a medium between you and your dog. While they can help you communicate with your dog, they can’t necessarily change your dog’s behavior.
Bob：宠物沟通师就像是你和你的狗之间的媒介，虽然他们能帮你和你的狗沟通，但并不一定表示你的狗之后会改变行为。
Henry: I see. So, a pet whisperer is like an interpreter who interprets my dog’s “signals” into language that I can understand?
Henry：我懂了，宠物沟通时就像是口译员，将我的狗所传出的「讯号」翻译成我懂的语言。
Bob: That’s right.
Bob：没错。
Henry: Well, maybe my dog has been trying to tell me something by pooping on the sofa. I hope a pet whisperer can help me figure it out.
Henry：或许我的狗大便在沙发上是要告诉我什么。我希望宠物沟通师能够帮我解答。
Henry 的确可以找一个宠物沟通师来问问，说不定他的沙发就不会在继续遭殃了。来学学这些单字吧！
modify (v.) 矫正
modify 为动词，意思是「矫正；修改；改变」，如文中的 modify my dog’s behavior (矫正我的狗的行为)。
The law has been modified multiple times throughout the history.
法律在历史上经历了多次修改。
medium (n.) 媒介
medium 当名词使用时，意指「媒介；介质」，其复数形为 media。一般比较常见的意思是被当做形容词，表示「中等尺寸的」。
Wires are used as a medium to transmit electricity.
电线被用来当做传递电能的媒介。
I want a medium juice.
我想要一杯中杯的果汁。
interpreter (n.) 口译员
interpreter 为「口译员」，其动词为 interpret (口译)。补充：translator 则是「笔译员」。
Miranda trained for years to become a professional interpreter.
Miranda 经历多年的训练好成为一位专业的口译员。
